There’s a type of severe trauma among war veterans that is less commonly talked about: Moral injury is what happens when a person violates their own morals or code of ethics.
Moral injury leaves emotional, behavioral, and spiritual damage—and Judy Elias experienced the crushing effects of this in her own family. Her dad was a war veteran, and her family struggled with the fallout.
She says she started acting out and turned to drugs and alcohol—until she was convinced to go on a spiritual journey in Jerusalem, where she found peace. She founded Heroes to Heroes in an effort to help war veterans find an alternative to suicide.